The winners of Abertoir 2024
Each year Abertoir, the International Horror Festival of Wales, invites filmmakers from across the globe to submit short films for the Abertoir Short Film Competition. As always, the response has been phenomenal and it’s not possible to show all of the amazing entries…
And the Melies d’argent winner of Abertoir, the International Horror Festival of Wales, is…
Méliès d’argent Award Winner – Short Films @ Abertoir 2024
The winner of the Méliès d’Argent Award for Best European Fantastic Genre Short Film at Abertoir, the International Horror Festival of Wales, is “Collection Only” by Alun Rhys Morgan (UK, 2023).
Nye has dragged his estranged best mate Daf, to collect a free armchair from a fearsome old house. A chain of sinister events follow, as Daf and Nye grapple with their fractured friendship, while trying to make it out alive…with the chair.
Abertoir, the International Horror Festival of Wales is part of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, an association currently consisting of 31 film festivals, whose mission it is to promote European fantastic cinema around the globe. The Méliès d’argent is awarded to short films for cinematic quality and creativity. The winning short film at Abertoir qualifies for the competition for the Méliès d’or.
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